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Also Known As pugilism • prizefighting

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Shane Mosley
American boxer
Trevor Berbick
Canadian boxer
Bob Foster
American boxer
Ken Norton
American boxer
Oscar De La Hoya
American boxer
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
American boxer
Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao
Filipino boxer and politician
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
American boxer
Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury
English-born boxer
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American boxer
In the ring
Canelo Álvarez
Mexican professional boxer
Naseem Hamed versus Sergio Liendo
Naseem Hamed
British boxer
Evander Holyfield
Evander Holyfield
American boxer
Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya
Bernard Hopkins
American boxer
Joe Louis
Joe Louis
American boxer
Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Roy Jones, Jr.
American boxer
Rodolfo Gonzales
Rodolfo Gonzales
Mexican American boxer, writer, and civil rights activist
Don King
Don King
American boxing promoter
Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
British boxer

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